TNM’s most-read stories of 2017
It was another fascinating year in the mining industry, and this year’s list of most-clicked stories defies the journalistic convention of “if […]
Marilyn Scales
Posts by Marilyn Scales:
GOLD: Enforcer samples bonanza grades at Montalembert project
QUEBEC – Toronto-based Enforcer Gold Corp. has completed this year’s diamond drilling at its Montalembert gold project equidistant between Matagami and Chibougamau. […]
SILVER: Pan Am Silver says capex for La Morocha at Joaquin is reasonable US$37.8M
ARGENTINA – Pan American Silver of Vancouver has completed the prefeasibility study for the La Morocha silver deposit, part of the Joaquin […]
EQUIPMENT: Finning secures contract for Lundin’s Candelaria
CHILE – Finning International of Vancouver announced last week that its South American operation has been awarded a multi-year mining contract by […]
Value of top 50 mining companies surges $140 billion in 2017
Heading into 2018 the world’s 50 largest listed firms are worth a collective $896 billion, adding $141 billion in combined market capitalization […]
Editorial: Top stories of 2017
Broadly speaking, 2017 was a year of renewed optimism for many miners and mineral explorers, fuelled by stronger commodity prices and long […]
GOLD: Atlantic Gold reports first assays from phase three at Fifteen Mile Stream
NOVA SCOTIA – The first assays from phase three drilling at the Fifteen Mile Stream gold property about 60 km northeast of […]
SILICON DIOXIDE: Canadian Metals updates Langis resource, awards PFS
QUEBEC – Canadian Metals of Montreal has updated the resources at its Langis silicon dioxide project 30 km south of Matane. The […]
TRUCK: Epiroc launches new Minetruck MT54 with high capacity haulage
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The most recent addition to Epiroc’s Minetruck series is the MT54, engineered for smart and efficient haulage. With a […]
MEASUREMENT: New solution from BinMaster for segmented silos
LINCOLN, Neb. – Managing inventory in pie-shaped segments of silos can be tricky, but there is an easy solution from BinMaster. New […]
Pan American Silver confirms ‘minor’ tailings spill at Huaron in Peru
Pan American Silver (TSX: PAA; NASDAQ: PAAS) has confirmed that a small tailings spill at its Huaron underground mine in central Peru, first […]
ZINC-LEAD: ScoZinc PEA puts after tax IRR at 64.8%
NOVA SCOTIA – ScoZinc Mining has updated the preliminary economic assessment for restarting the suspended ScoZinc lead-zinc mine at Gays River, near […]
Q & A on mine closure with Dr. Neeltje Slingerland
Dr. Neeltje Slingerland is the mine closure practice lead (Canada) at WSP. She is a geoscientist in Alberta and B.C. and a […]